# references

Pronunciation: say "REF-ruhn-siz" /ˈɹɛf.(ə)ɹən.sɪz/

## Noun

1. Plural of reference. — plural of reference
   - Simple: Plural of reference. Use this form when you mean more than one.
   - _The report's footnotes contain dozens of references to earlier studies._
   - _He checked the candidate's references before offering her the position._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of reference. — third-person singular simple present indicative of reference
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of reference. Use it with he, she, or it.
   - _The author references several earlier studies in the opening chapter._
   - _Each time the manual references that diagram, the page number is wrong._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/references (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).